Speaking of Sports By John Fragodt, Sports Reporter •  Vikings sure blew it — Wow, what an up and down season for the Vikings.  I really didn’t pay much attention to the Vikings at the beginning of the season, especially when they started out 1-4.   However, the Vikings won five-straight games to improve to 6-4 through 10… Read More

•  Minnewaska also edges WCA, Friday, to improve to 4-1 in the WCC The Minnewaska Area girls basketball team closed out 2023 and opened up 2024 with big-time wins. The Lakers fell to West Fargo in the opening game of the Sauk Rapids Holiday Tourney, Dec. 29, 69-50, but Minnewaska Area came back to place third by… Read More

The Minnewaska Area wrestling team is set to host the Minnewaska Area Invitational, Friday.  The Lakers are 1-2 so far this season, having also wrestled at the Big Lake and Pine River Invitationals. The pace of the schedule picks up bigtime this week as the Lakers have 10 scheduled competitions set for the final 28 days… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls basketball team picked up its fifth win of the season during a 50-41 road win at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, Thursday, Dec. 21. The Lakers improved to 5-3 overall with the win and Minnewaska Area is also 3-1 in the WCC. It was a balanced effort that paved the way for the victory as Minnewaska had… Read More

The Minnewaska Area boys basketball team came within a 3-pointer of picking up its first win of the season, Thursday, Dec. 21 during a home game against BBE. The Lakers fell to the visiting Jaguars by a 68-66 score after trailing by five (38-33) at halftime. The 66 points is a season high for the Lakers, who… Read More

The Minnewaska Area wrestling team did not have any matches during the final week of 2023.  The Lakers won their last match of the year, beating Benson in a WCC contest at home, Thursday, Dec. 21, 51-22. The Lakers then had two weeks off before resuming the schedule Friday, Jan. 12 when they are set to… Read More

The Lakers made just 2-of-24 shots from three-point range during a 68-34 home loss to Eden Valley-Watkins last Tuesday night at home. Minnewaska Area fell to 0-5 overall with the latest loss.  The Lakers have reached 50 points only one time this season and have been held under 35 points twice. The Lakers have played five very… Read More

The Minnewaska Area wrestling team earned a 51-22 conference win over Benson, Thursday night at home.  The match was scheduled at 2 p.m., giving the student body a chance to watch the wrestling action before the Christmas break. The Lakers didn’t disappoint as Minnewaska Area won nine of the 13 matches, including six by pins. Minnewaska Area… Read More

The Minnewaska Area dance teams competed at the Melrose Invitational, Saturday, Dec. 17. The Varsity High Kick and Jazz teams both placed third, while the JV Jazz team was first, the JV Kick team was fifth and the B-squad Jazz team placed second. There were a total of 10 teams at the Melrose Invitational. Two nights earlier, the… Read More

The Minnewaska Area girls basketball team lost its third game by five or less points this season during a 47-45 loss at Paynesville last Tuesday night. The Lakers, who fell to 4-3 overall, have also lost close low-scoring games this season to Sauk Centre (54-53) and NLS (56-51) this year. Still, Minnewaska Area has won four of… Read More